GRIMALKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GRIMALKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIMALKIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIMALKIN is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIMALKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grimalkinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIMALKIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRIMALKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRIMALKIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRIMALKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old cat, especially a female one.
A grimalkin has a hint of witchery: in Macbeth the first witch answers to Graymalkin, her cat. The word can also be an insult for a bad-tempered old woman.
How GRIMALKIN is used
The word grimalkin is literary and old-fashioned, found mostly in stories and poems.
- The grimalkin dozed by the fire all afternoon.
- A grey grimalkin crossed the path of the witch.
- The village feared the old woman and her grimalkin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIMALKIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIMALKIN
1 longer words begin with GRIMALKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIMALKIN
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Common questions about GRIMALKIN
- Is GRIMALKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIMALKIN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIMALKIN worth?
- GRIMALKIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIMALKIN mean?
- An old cat, especially a female one.
- What letters can be added to GRIMALKIN?
- GRIMALKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRIMALKIN:
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